Botanical Name: Yucca rupicola
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Common Name: Twisted Leaf Yucca  
Plant photo of: Yucca rupicola
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Green, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Very Low, Low, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Specimen, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Foundation, Parking Strip, Patio, Parking Lot, Raised Planter, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Container, Mass Planting, Naturalizing

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Mary Irish
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Ideal yucca for small spaces. Petite and stemless it forms clump 2' x 3'. Contorted bright green leavs twist and turn. In the summer, spikes of creamy white flowers appear on 5' stalks. Accepts full sun to part shade. Needs well drained soil. Native to central Texas.
Frost tolerant to 0 F. Yucca rupicola can hybridize with Yucca pallida to form gray twisted leaves.